Water closet



INVENTQR, BY- PAUL E. JERTBERG v CQ AqT/TCRNEY.

P. E. .JERTBERG WATER CLOSET Filed July zo, 193s JuneA 15, 1937.

Patented June 15, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFIE Paul E. Jertberg,Glendale, Calif.

20, 1936, Serial Naf-91,483

The position of the bodj7 ecation is acknowledged Application July 8Claims;

relates generally to water closets contemplates toilet units comtion,foot rests and toilet hopduring the act of defto be of the greatestimportance for most efficient extrusion of indigestible waste matter.

that the passages t is generally concurred of -fecal matter through thelower regions of the alimentary canal is resisted by a series of antipset during actual contraction oi the ported elevation sacculations oferistaltic waves which are 'offdeiecation by the voluntary abdominalmuscles. A supo the legs tends to reduce the the lower-intestine andrelieves strain on the abdominal muscles by other parts of the bodywhich accordingly obviates dissipa- Vtion oi their contractive energy.

Y It is a general object of the present invention to provide a toiletassembly embodying in combination a water closet and foot rest adaptablefor operative unity in supporting the body-of a user in a position mostconducive to effective elimination.

Anotherobjeot is to provide a device comprising a water-,closet and footrest adapted -for conjunctive use7 having a handle by which the footrest may be manually adjusted and locked at any desired verticalposition to accommodate individuals of various heights.

Another object isthe provision of mechanism for elevating the foot restwhich is simple and inexpensive to manufacture yet vdurable in use.

Other objects and salient features of my invention such for example asfacility of operation, speed-andvcon'venience oi adjustment, andneatness ofy appearance, will be obvious to those of skill the art uponan examination of the following description read in the light of theaccompanying drawing,

Fig. l is avperspective in which,

view of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the adjustable foot rest;

Figs. 3 and 4.1 are ingly-nurnberedl sections taken on correspondlinesof Fig. 2;

Fig, 5 a perspective view of the elevator block employed in the ling thefoot rest to the several views,

embodiment illustrated for raisany. adjusted position.v

drawing in detail, the nusimilar parts throughout E designates generallya conventional type wall closet secured by any well known means to awall 'I comprising a bowl 8 and seat detail, is removabl J. A foot restIil, about to be described in y disposed on the floor II in front of thecloset it being understood that the foot rest may be attached to theiioor or `integrally formed with most desirable rel embodies a base thecloset to maintain their ationship. The foot rest I0 I2 havingperpendicular end is adapted to operatively engage.

walls I3 and side walls I4. through the base and is secured parallel towalls i3 and Ill-by a flanged nut I6 threaded thereto which is securedto the underside of the base'by screws. verted box Il telescoped overthe walls I3 and I4 comprises a foot plate i6, declining to or from thedirection of the closet as desired, and vertical walls I9 andZEI'adapt'ed to slidably engage walls I3 and I4, respectively.

A sub-plate 2| within box I'I is perpendicularly secured to the wallsthereof below the foot plate: I8. Holes`22 and 23 are centrally disposedin plate IS and sub-plate 2l, respectively, so as to be in concentricalignment lwith rod I5. liner 24 secured to the upper side of sub-plate2I by a flange bracket' 25 extends upwardly through hole 22. A pair ofdiametrically-opposite holes 26-26 `inthe upper end of liner 24 areprovided for a purpose hereinafter described.

At each end -of the inclosure I3 and'lli an el'evatorblock 2l' isrported oribase' I2, eachblock comprising a pair "of slidingmembersalignment, 'with-'their sides engaging'said walls I4, by bars 29.The upper edge of each member 28 of respective elevator blocks 2l-isinclined to a peakand recedes on the opposite side adjacent the endwalls I3 to provide inner and outer bearing surfacesY 3iand 3i;respectively, oppositely inclined on' each member. Box il is supportedabove base I2 lbymeans of a series oi projections 32rig'idly'attached,by any well known means, to respective corners of the under-side ofsubplate 2I and spaced from walls I9 and 20 a distance substantiallyequal to the width of walls I3 and I4'. `Each projection is providedwith a downwardly-directed angular face 33 parallel to Vthe bearingsurface The Weight of box I1, transmitted tothe end faces'33- ofVprojectionsl normally tends to displace blocks 2l, moving 'theminwardly. Movement of the 'blocks in the opposite direction toward theend walls I3, conversely Vdisplaces the projections 32 which elevatesthe box and foot Yplate I8. lThe apparatus for compelling separation ofthe blocks andthe vertical movement of thefoot plate I8 includes a overrod I5 and extends upwardly through liner 24. On the lower end of tube34 a separator rplate 35 is rotatably secured by any means well known inthe art having opposite lower edges 36 rounded 'and adapted to normallycontact the 4upper extremity of each of the inner bearing surfaces 30 ofblocks 21 when the blocks are relatively adjacent at the middle oi thebase. Handle '31 connected by aoollar 38 to the upper end of tube 34enables manual manipulation of the tube A rod I5 `extends y I2 inapproximately its center An in- :y

formed by walls Y slidably sup- 28 spaced apart` in parallelY 3|therebelow with which it tube. 34 which telescopes in a manner about tobe described. By exerting pressure on the handle 31, the plate 35 willbe moved toward the base, causing the respective edges 35 to bearagainst the inclined bearing surfaces 3U of the elevator blocks 21 whichseparates the blocks and in turn elevates the. foot plate I8 in themanner above described.

To maintain parallel alignment of the lower edges 36 of the separatorplate 35 with the bearing surfaces 3i of the elevator blocks a pair ofvertical guide rods 39 are bolted or otherwise secured to base I2 andextend upwardly through holes 4I] and plate 35. Nuts 4I are threaded tothe upper end of each of said rods to limit upward movement of theseparator plate and tube 34, and accordingly determine the lowestposition of the foot plate I8.

To accommodate individual comfort of a user of the foot rest, as well asto compensate for various heights of users, I provide locking mechanismby which the foot plate may be xed at any desired position of itsvertical movement. Tube. 34 has a pair of longitudinaldiametrically-opposite slots 42 cut therein of a length substantiallyequal to the distance between the limits of vertical movement of plate35. A pin 43 projecting into the liner 24 through one of holes 26extends through the slots and is secured in the other of holes 26 of theliner. A series of recesses 44 are cut in the edge of respective. slots42 on opposite sides of pin 43. With tube 34 in the vertical adjustedposition desired, rotation of the tube will move the side of therecesses 44, which are horizontally aligned with the pin, intoengagement therewith and simultaneously move the slots 42 out ofvertical alignment with pin 43 to lock the tube, separator plate, andfoot plate vertically immovable. Reverse motion of the tube will returnthe slots 42 to alignment with pin 43 and again permit longitudinalmovement of the foot plate in an obvious manner.

It will be understood that numerous changes may be incorporated in theembodiment of my invention disclosed, as, for example, a horizontallyreciprocable separator plate may be substituted for the verticallymovable plate described, a friction lock of any type well known in theart may be employed to maintain adjusted position of the foot rest, anddetails of construction with reference to relative proportion, design,size, and arrangement of the many parts may be varied without departingfrom the spirit of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim and desire to Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, a closet bowl, a foot restcomprising a base, an elevator block slidable laterally on said base, aninclined foot plate having projections on its underside supported bysaid elevator block, means to compel lateral movement of said block todisplace said projections and foot plate upwardly, and means to supportsaid foot rest in front of said bowl.

2. In a device of the character described, a foot rest comprising abase, a pair of Aelevator blocks slidably supported on said base,v eachof said blocks having inclined upper faces, an inclined foot plateslidably supported on said elevator blocks by a plurality of projectionsattached thereto, each of said projections having an inclined faceparallel to and bearing Aupon the outer inclined faces of respectiveblocks, and a secure by Letters separator member to impel relativeseparating movement of said blocks to displace said projections and footplate upwardly.

3. In a device of the character described, a base, vertical wallsbordering said base, an inverted box comprising an inclined foot plateand downwardly extending walls telescoping the vertical walls of saidbase, a pair' of elevator blocks slidably maintained on said base bysaid vertical Walls, each carrying inclined upper faces on oppositesides thereof, projections depending from the underside of said footplate adapted to contact the outer inclined faces of each of saidblocks, a vertically movable separator member between said blocksadapted to bear on the inner inclined faces of said blocks, and a handleabove Ysaid foot plate connected to said separator member by meansextending through said foot plate, to control vertical movement of saidseparator member.

4. In a device of the character described, a base, vertical wallsbordering said base, an inverted box comprising an inclined foot plateand downwardly extending walls telescoping the vertical walls of saidbase, a pair of elevator blocks slidably maintained on said base by saidvertical Walls, each. carrying inclined upper faces on opposite sidesthereof, projections depending from the underside of said foot plateadapted to contact the outer inclined faces of each of said blocks, avertically movable separator member between said blocks adapted to bearon the inner inclined faces of said blocks, a tube rotatably connectedto said separator member and extending through said foot plate, saidtube having a slot longitudinally disposed therein, said tube alsohaving a series of recesses therein laterally extending from said slot,and a pin connected to said foot plate slidable in said slot uponrelative movement of said foot plate and tube, being adapted to bereceived in any of said recesses Vupon rotation of the tube to maintainsaid foot plate and tube in vertically immovable relation.

5. In a device of the character described, a foot rest comprising abase, an elevator block slidable laterally on said base, an inclinedfoot plate having projections on its underside supported by saidelevator block, and means to compel lateral movement of said block todisplace said projections upwardly.

6. In a device of the character described, a base, an inclined footplate above said base to `limit the direction cf movement of said footplate with respect to said base, mechanism to move said foot platevertically within the limits fixed by said guides, a handle connected tosaid mechanism to actuate the same by vertical movement thereof.

'7. In a device of the character described. a base, a foot plate, meansto vertical movement with respect to said base, and means including ahandle to move said foot plate in a vertical direction by movement ofthe handle in an opposite direction.

8. In a device of the character described, a base, a foot plate, meansto limit said foot plate to vertical movement with respect to said base,meansY including a handle to move said foot plate in a verticaldirection by movement of the handle in an opposite direction, and meansto releasably retain said foot plate in any vertically adjustedposition.

PAUL E. JERTBERG.

